CHNC: According to the Numbers
We recently took a closer look at the CHNC google analytics. The report gave us…
Colorado Historic Newspapers
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) currently inclu
des over 350 newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 up to 1923 and beyond with publisher permission. Newspapers within the collection come from throughout the state, and include papers published in English, German, Spanish, Swedish and Japanese. CHNC provides access to over 1,700,000 and growing, digitized pages from these newspapers. Digitization of additional newspapers continues through a local fund-raising model with contributions made by local libraries, archives, museums, and other organizations. Newspapers are digitized from microfilm or from the original newspaper. For more information about the CHNC, see our help and forums page. To explore the database of over one million pages of historic newspapers, check out CHNC yourself.
A Window to History: Alternative Newspapers from 1969-1980
I might have extolled the virtues of the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection’s (CHNC) diverse titles…
CHNC: Making Historic Newspapers Easily Available to Your Patrons
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) has partnered with many libraries and cultural heritage institutions…
A Window to History: The Wonderful World of Old Newspaper Ads
This month’s Window to History gives me the opportunity to talk about one of…
Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection: Exposing Newspapers in Your Library Catalog
Whether you have contributed digitized newspaper content to the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC), or…
A Window to History: Exploring Huerfano County’s Historic Newspapers
It’s no secret that the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is a gold mine for…
A Window to History: Exploring Colorado’s College Newspapers
College newspapers occupy a sweet spot in the world of newspapers. The freedom their creators…
Get To Know CSL: Leigh Jeremias on Archives, Digital Collections, and Our Connections to History
In a series of conversations, we are finding out about how the people of Colorado…
A Window to History: CHNC’s Extraordinary Brightside Newspaper
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) has a lot of gems in its archives. Brightside,…
CHNC Contest Results and More Text Correcting Opportunities!
CHNC’s Competition Results The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection’s (CHNC) text correction competition was a roaring…
Transcribing Women’s Suffrage in Colorado
Many libraries, archives and museums are supported by a volunteer workforce. During this time of…
Pedestrianism – A 19th Century Quirk for 21st Century Life?
Today – the first Wednesday in April – just so happens to be National Walking…
Help CHNC while Social Distancing and Win a Prize!
Do you find yourself suddenly looking for something to do to pass the time? Maybe…
How Gunnison Dealt with the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
The year was 1918 and the Spanish Flu pandemic was in full swing. The disease…
Lucky Us! Temporary Newspaper Digitization Discount is Back
As part of a promotional effort, one of the digitization partners working with the Colorado…
CHNC and the Online Historic Newspaper Landscape
With over 1.7 million digitized pages representing nearly 400 newspaper titles stretching back to Colorado’s…
Support is Here for Newspaper Digitization
CHNC New Content Support Program The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is excited to announce…
Impeachment: The View from Colorado’s Historic Newspapers
Whether it concerns moments in Colorado’s local history or happenings in the national arena or…
Topics in History: Intersectionality in Colorado: Women’s Rights are Human Rights
As we continue to celebrate women’s history month here in Colorado and across the world,…
CHNC’s Text Correction Champions
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is an outstanding resource for researchers and genealogists to…